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setPreferredIOBufferDuration(_:)

Sets the preferred audio I/O buffer duration.

Declaration

func setPreferredIOBufferDuration(_ duration: TimeInterval) throws

Parameters

  • duration:

    The audio I/O buffer duration, in seconds, that you want to use.

Discussion

This method requests a change to the I/O buffer duration. To determine whether the change has taken effect, use the ioBufferDuration property.

The audio I/O buffer duration is the number of seconds for a single audio input/output cycle. For example, with an I/O buffer duration of 0.005 s, on each audio I/O cycle:

  • You receive 0.005 s of audio if obtaining input.

  • You must provide 0.005 s of audio if providing output.

The typical maximum I/O buffer duration is 0.093 seconds (corresponding to 4,096 sample frames at a sample rate of 44.1 kHz). The minimum I/O buffer duration is at least 0.005 seconds (256 frames) but might be lower depending on the hardware in use.

You can set a preferred I/O buffer duration before or after activating the audio session.

See Also

Configuring I/O buffer duration